kick
From LSJ
μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → not to be born is, past all prizing, best | not to be born excels the whole account | not to be born exceeds every possible estimate | not to be born is, beyond all estimation, best | never to have lived is best | not to be born is best of all
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive and absolute
kick against: V. λακτίζειν πρός (acc.), Ar. ἀντιλακτίζειν (dat.). Met., P. ζυγομαχεῖν, περί (gen.).
kick against the pricks: V. πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν (Aesch., Agamemnon 1624), πρὸς κέντρα κῶλον ἐκτείνειν (Aesch., Prometheus Vinctus 323).
